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?/?iloZ Vwtjm'.'i 1b Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics^ Literature and General Intelligence. HOYT & CO.i Proprietors. ANDERSON S. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1870. VOLUME 5.--NO. 34, Early Eailroads in and out of Parliament The'-vdistance between Liverpool and Manchester is about thirty miles.' By tnTnpike~r??d it w^as~ thirty-six j by each" of thjD6^canals and by'the river it was ttt least fifty. The monopolizing naviga? tion companies charged what they liked, told -merchants 1bey might do better if they ctould, and gave waging that the gobds of those who did not pay promptly' might hot be carried at alt Shares in the Old Quay Navigation cost originally ?70 and sold for ?1,250 each. Sometimes <5?t t?rr was delayed so long, that the transit from Liverpool io Manchester took more time than the tedious voyage from New York to Liverpool in those days of sailing ships. wi-.Aoi?>'1o I Mr. William James and his party when SttrYeykig the railroad between these two great cities encountered mnch personal ^j[oience. At St Helens ainob of colliers hid hold of one of the chain-men and threatened to hnrl him down- a coal-pit. WhefeVer the survevors appeared a mob o:f mien, women stnr\ children assembled | and rah after them, bawling-nick-names and throwing stones;' 'Asone offne chain? ing was climbing over a gate, a laborer ran a pitchfork tnrongh his clothes into I his back. Fortunately the chain-man was yet able" to ran, for more of the same sort I as hi3 assailant rapidly came to attack him. The theodolite especially excited! the-fiercest fury- of the natives, who con-1 centrated on the man who carried it their fiercest fury and most offensive nick? names. ? noted bruiser, the most power fai fellow the surveyors could fina, was I fi&flf?o b^ryliS^ The Manchester and Liverpool scheme I seemedXo have fallen to the ground. Mr. James, who besides being its surveyor, was one "of its chief promoters, was un-| ceasin^ly embarrassed, and was confined f?r de>?t in the Queen's Bench Prison, where he wrote an essay in favor of rail-1 way communication. Als the promoters I ot the road could not depend upon having the services of the worthy but unfortu-1 ^itSSLk' James, they looked for another engineer, and employed George Stephen-1 son. One Sandars, who was now chief among the promoters of this road, wrote to the miserable man, telling him that Stephenson was engaged, and heartlessly adding to the victim of unmerited misfor- , tuna, "You have forfeited the confidence f of the subscribers." I - The old aristocracy had an instinctive hatred of the innovation, aud their oppo? sition was nearly as rough as that of the farming and laboring classes. Lords Der? by and Sefton, and the Duke of Bridge water 5 were conspicuous, and "farmers and men" were turned out to watch the imryeying party aud drive them off. At Knowsley Stcphenson sudden^ and un? expectedly went with surveyor and as? sistants, who outnumbered Lord Derby's Keepers> and fanners,"and this time was only threatened with legal proceedings for trespass. Mr. Bradshaw, manager of the Duke of Bridge water's canal property, was one of the most vigorous and obstinate opponents ] to the road. He had a large staff ot game? keepers, and declared he would shoot or Apprehend any one attempting to make .the survey. So, one moon-light night, some guns were fired in a particular quar? ter; and while the game-keepers were in pursuit of the supposed poachers, a rapid survey was made. Stephenson was watch? ed by day and night, and much of the survey was taken when the people were at dinner. Pamphlets were published and news ipapers hired to revile the railway. It was declared that its formation would prevent the cows from grazing,' and the hens from laying, while the horses passing over the road would be driven distracted. The poisoned air from the locomotives would " k?lthe birds that flew over them, and 'render no longer possible the preservation of j>heasants and foxes. Householders jf?* told their houses would be burned lip by the fire from the engines, and the air be polluted by clouds of smoke. Hor? ses would become extinct, and oats and hay be no longer saleable. Travelling would be extremely dangerous, and coun? try inns would be ruined. Boilers would burst and blow passengers to atoms. But even then, this consolation was al? ways announced to wind up with?that the weight of the locomotive would com? pletely prevent its moving, and that rail " ways, if made, could never be worked by steam-power. Sir John Barren, of the Admiralty, on the lOthot January, 1825, expressed accu? rately the general opinion of the publio as to railroads .when he .wrote: "You will-at once see a host of enemies in the proprietors of coaches, post-chaises, inn* keepers, &c, whose interests will be at? tacked, and who, I have no doubt, will be strongly supported, and for what ? Some thousands of passengers, you say?but a few hundreds 1 should say?in a year." Mr. William Brougham, who was coun? sel on behalf of the road before the Com? mittee of the House of Commons, frankly told Stephenson that if he did not moder ' nte bis views as to the locomotives at the rate of twenty miles an hour, and bring his engine within a reasonable speed, he would "inevitably damn the whole thing, and he himself regarded as a maniac, fit only for Bedlam." Even that very able review?the Quar? terly?said: "What can be more palpably absurd and ridiculous than the prospect held out of locomotives travelling twice as fast as stage-coaches! We would as soon expect the people of E-to suffer themselves to be fired off upon one of Congreve's ricoched rockets, as trust them? selves to the mercy of such a machine, foing at such a rate. We will back old ather Thames against the Woolwich Railway for any sum. We trust that Par? liament will, in all railways it may sanc? tion, limit the speed to eight or nine miles an hour, which is as great a9 can be ven? tured on with safety. "?' ? When Stevenson was examined before the Parliamentary Committee he was sub? jected to the cross-examination of eight or ten barristers, purposely, as far as possi? ble, to bewilder him.:, One member of the committee.: snubbingly asked him if he was a foreigner, .and another howled he was mad. When he said he could make bis. locomotive go. at the rate of twelve miles an hour, honorable members said "the man must certainly be laboring un? der a delusion.5' One member pressed him a little fur? ther, and said: "Suppose, now, one of these engines to be going at the rate of nine or ten miles an hour, and that a cow were to stray upon the line and get in the way of the engine; would not that, think you, be a very awkward circumstance ?" "Yes," replied the witness, with a twinkle in his eye,, "very awkward?for the cowl'' Another asked if animals would not be very much frightened by the engine pass? ing at night, especially by the glare of the red hot chimney? "But how could they know it wan not painted ?" said the witness. Besides much personal abuse of Steven? son, the advocate employed by the canal companies said his evidence was "a bosh and confusion.'1' On the third reading in the House of Commons an animated and, as it now ap? pears, a very amusing discussion took place. The member who has., since been Prime Minister (the , late Earl of Derby,) called upon the House to "prevent this mad and extravagant speculation from being carried into effect." Sir Isaac Coffin seconded the motion, and denounced the project as a most fla? grant imposition. He would not consent to see widows1 premises and their straw? berry beds invaded; and after asking what would become of all the turnpike road makers, coach makers, harness ma? kers, coach masters and coachmen, inn keepers, horse breeders and horse dealers, and the cattle plowing in the fields or grazing in the meadows, he insisted that "iron would be raised in price 100 per cent., or more probably be exhausted al? together."? New York World. -? Legislature of Virginia?Gove mors Mes? sage. The Virginia Legislature re-assembled on the 8th inst. A message from Gov. Walker was received. It congratulates the Legislature that they are the lawfully constituted General Assembly of the sovereign State of Virginia?a State that, notwithstanding fundamental conditions as futile as unnecessary, is co equal; in ill] her rights and prerogatives, with any and every,. State . in . the American Union. You. and I have qualified by taking the same oath of office; we have solemnly pledged oursejves before Heaven to sup? port and maintain as well the constitution and laws of the United States as of the State of Virginia; that we recognize and accept the civil and political equality of all men before the law, and that we will faithfully perform our official duties to the best of our ability. A strict and consci? entious observance of this solemn obliga? tion will redound to the peace and pros? perity of th^srote and the vindication of t'ae just expectations of the people and our friends everywhere. It is y?ur duty to make the laws?mine to execute them. Fulfill your duty, and I pledge you a faithful and fearless execution of mine. Of the State Constitution, he says, that ii;s provisions shall have a fair and impar? tial trial, and when, if ever, experience shall demonstrate the inutility or imprac? ticability of any of them, we will proceed to make such modifications as necessity may demand. The manifestation of a Punic foith by others will afford no justi cation for a "departure from the path of right by us, the ancient and proverbial reputation of the people of this common? wealth for honor and integrity will be maintained, regardless of selfish and fa? natical vituperation of our enemies at home or abroad. The Governor advocates the encouragement of immigration into the State, and says an v attempt to re-open the sores of the war for party purposes, should be frowned down ; and concedes himself always a firm and consistent Un? ionist, and expects to live and die one. Beyond this, the chief tenets of my po? litical faith arc the maintenance of the public faith?State and National?untar? nished ; honesty and economy in the administration of public affairs; the equalization and reduction of tariffs and taxation to the lowest degree consistent with the maintenance of the public credit; free education for all; a fostering care, encouragement and elevation of labor; and ?ntu fully, finally and permanently accomplished, universal amnesty and im? partial suffrage. These are the fundamen? tal principles in my political creed, and it matters not what you call them?whether Republican, Democratic, or liberal, so far as applicable, they will be faithfully ad? hered to in my administration of the affairs of the State. Those who agree with them, will naturally sustain and up bold the administration ; while those who disagree with them, may oppose it. ? Never whip your horso for becoming frightened at any object by the road-sido; for if he see9 a stump, a log or a hoap of tan bark in the road, and while ho is eyo ing it carefully and about to pass it, you strike him with the whip, it is the log, or tbe stump, or the tan bark that is hurting biro, in his way of reasoning and the next time he will act more frightened. Give' him time to examine and smell of these objects, and use the war bridle to assist you in bringing bim carefully to these ob? jects of fear. Bring all objects, if possi? ble, to his nose, and let him smell of them, and then you can commence to gentle him with them.?Exchange, Congressional Proceedings. Washington, February 8. The Election Committee considered the claims of Segnr, as Congressman at largo for Yirginia ; and will vote on Friday.? Tho contested elections have boon post? poned until .the House acts on the new system of try ing by jury drawn from the House by ballot. The Eeconstruction Committee reported a bill for general re? lief by application through the courts; and another relieving some 3,000 per? sons. ? The Ways and Means Committee fa? vor three per cent, tax on incomes and an exemption of 82,000 on salaries. The Com? mittee on Foreign Affairs report in favor of Sickles' confirmation as Minister to Spain:. A number of Treasury cotton cases, from the Court of Claims, were taken up for argument in the Supreme Courts this afternoon. These cases were brought un? der tho Captured and Abandoned Proper? ty Act of 186S, and involve various ques? tions of fact, besides questions of date as regards the close of tho rebellion. The opposition to Bradly is strong. Tbeoppo- j nents want a judge from the South. In the Senate, the resolution from the 1 Massachusetts Legislature, in favor of the payment of French spoliations, were presented. A resolution considering In? dian treaties in open session, passed. The census bill was taken up and discussed to adjournment. In the House, the franking privilege and contingent questions wero discussed to great length. Tho proceedings were unimportant'. Washington, February 8. The Now England Senators will join with tho Southern Senators in opposing Bradley's confirmation, in favor of a judge from tho South. The Judiciary Com? mittee heard fifteen Georgians to-day. The conservatives took ground that the present Legislature was illegally constitu? ted, on account of admitting the minority candidates, and demanded a re-organiza tion. Bullock and othorsspoko briefly in opposition. Senators Carpenter, Eed munds and Con kling remembered that, at a former hearing, Governor Bullock said that tho expulsion of the negroes and the seating of the minority candidates in their stead was sheer usurpation. Tho committee will hear tho Georgia.matter again on Saturday, when Bullock will be allowed to explain his apparentl}' contra? dictory positions. The House is consid? ering tho Covodo contest. It is presum? ed that a long discussion will take place. In the Senate, a bill was introduced, increasing the number of Supremo and Circuit Courts. In tho Senate, a resolution was intro? duced, directing tho Judiciary Committee to inquiro whether, there has been any violation of the reconstruction law by the Georgia Legislature. Morton spoke on his bill to provent military aid in limo of war to revolted subjects of foreign powers. The census bill was laid on the table. The House seated Covodo by a strict party vote. The legislation and judicial appropriation bill was discussed, without final action. The President was reques? ted to furnish information concerning the recent murder of Americans in Havana. Tho .Retrenchment Committee will re? port in favor of placing the educational portion of the Freedman's Bureau in the hands of the Commissioner of Education. Washington, February 10. Wilson, of Massachusetts, several other New Engl?nders and three Southern Sen? ators will vote for Bradloy. His confir? mation is bocoming more probable. There is no present doubt of Strong's confirma? tion. The Houso is discussing tho Fonian prisoners. The Ways and Means Com? mittee heard the whiskey delegation in favor of extending the timo for bond; representing that 13,000,000 gallons aro now in bond, and will not bo ready for market under three years, and that the present payment of the tax would involve many holders. This view of the argu? ments seemed to impress tho committee favorably. In the House, Mr. Roots, of Arkansas, introduced a bill to encourage tho estab? lishment of a lino of steamers to Euro? pean ports and to ports of India, China and Japan, and to promote omigration to the Southern States; which was roferred to. tho Special Committee on tho Cause of Decline of American Commerce and Ship Building. In the Senate, many petitions were pre? sented for romoval of disabilities. A bill was introduced, withholding grants from any agricultural college which makes dis? tinction on account of color. In tho Senato, tho appropriation bill to supply deficiencies in tho Navy Bureaus, was amended to read $3,000,000, passed and goes to the House for concurrence. Mississippi was considered. Tho debate was mainly dovoted to personalities. The question before tho Senato is on admis? sion pure and simple. Adjourned with? out action. President is quoted as saying that the report of an interview botween himself and the Radical Georgians, is incorrect in some respects. Tho President consid? ers that tho question of tho Senators be? longs to Congress. Lieut. Garrison relieves Capt. Schi racho as bureau functionary at Charles? ton. Butler's bill, in addition to conditions heretofore published, provides that the romoval of disabilities shall not effect property lost, captured or destroyed by the army of the United States. There is also amendments, oxoluding army and navy officers from the benefits of tho bill. Terry and Shoridan aro both at the White Houso. In the Supreme Court, the point was argued to-d?y, whether the Government is responsible for the value of property when seized, or only for the amount real? ized and in the Treasury. The Secretary of State was interroga? ted, why the Spanish Government paid certain claims in legal tenders, instead of gold, as stipulated by the treaty of 1864. Appropriations were resumed, and con? tinued to adjournment. -'-!-: Radical Disintegration. The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Gazette thus views the political situation: I have taken some pains to ascertain the status of members of the Senate and House upon the question of further ag? gressive measures by the Badical leaders, and am able to state that the majority in the House of Representatives and a mi? nority of considerable and increasing strength in the Senate are disposed, at last, to pause before taking Another step in the'dii'oction of civil revolution. The negro has been set at liberty. He has been accorded the ballot (when millions of whites have been disfranchised;) he has been put in the jury box; allowed to tes? tify in courts in cases civil and criminal, where whites alone were concerned; the the children of his race have boon provi? ded, at the public expense, with ample means of education, and bis equality en? forced by law in all public conveyances, theatres, bouses of entertainment and {mblic edifices; and, finally, he has been ifted to the highest positions in tho gov? ernment?executive and legislative. Cor? respondingly tho whites nave been de? graded. It would be difficult, indeed, for the dominant party to go further on in the direction of elevating the negro or op? pressing the white race. Yet it is felt by many astute Radical leaders that to pause for an instant, in this respect, would be death to their organization. This argu? ment (unquestionably sound) has thus far dragged along many unwilling votes, which served to swell their Congressional majorities. Bot I am now assured, by many in whom I have the utmost confi? dence, that even the certain discmber ment of the Republican party will not in? duce an effectivo majority in Congress (even as at present organized) to follow Sumner and Butler an inch further in their road to inevitable and final ruin. The negro, whoever may say to the con? trary, has all along boen tho sheet-anchor of tho Radical party. Upon no other question could it have been made a unit under the lash of New England. The hal? lucination of the Northern mind upon this one point is the most marvellous phenome? non the world ever witnessed. At this moment many Northern voters (who know nothing at all of tho race) would not hesitate to go the length of its deifi? cation. Hitherto every other question has been, made subservient to this one idea. Even hatred of secession and ven? geance against secessionists owo much, if if not all, of their demoniacal malignity to the perfect madness possessing the popu? lar mind upon this subject, constantly ex? cited, as it has been, by the lies of a pur? chased and unscrupulous press. Tho end of tho tether has at last been reached. "Othello's occupation's gone." No one can exaggerate the importance of the reaction that has taken place in the past few days. Freed from the inco-1 bus which weighed so heavily opon mem? bers, and from caucus dictation, its ac? knowledged effect, the great questions of the tariff, currency, taxes, &c, may now i)e discussed and voted upon with roepoct alone to the inlorest of the country at largo. If Westorn and Southern mem? bers shall, therefore now bo found voting for the Eastern money changers, bond? holders and manufacturers, tho excuse of party shackles imposed in deference to} the eternal and infernal negro question will not avail them. They must stand out in bold relief as purchased cattle at so much a head. It must be acknowledged that tho evi- j dent reaction reforred to has been pur? chased at a heavy and degrading price. But it seems negrophilism, like the morus multicaulis fever, must needs run its course. It has now culminated. Tho day is not far distant when tho whole country will look back with wonderment at its infatu-1 ation, and hasten quickly and effectively to retrace its steps. In the moantimo we must havo patience, and do tho best we can under improved prospects. You will sco that Democrats and Con? servatives in Congress aro becoming more lively and independent than when (a short time ago) they were under tho daily ap? prehension of expulsion or worse. Their conduct to-day has boen nnexceptionble. Let them hereafter bold up their heads manfully. Tho threats ol Morton and Sumner, and Butler and Hoar have be? come vapor indeed. Such men are no longer the Robespierres, the Dantons and Murats of America. They aro forever, from this moment, shorn of their strongth for further mischief. I -? [ ? Several persons havo lately been ar \ raigned in York County, Maine, for viola? tion of tho liquor law, and much ingenu? ity was manifested by their customers, in evading tho truth before tho court. One man, an unusually tall one, before starting for court, stretched himself out on the family cradle and had his wife to rock him, and then wont and testifiod ho had not drank anything intoxicating since he was rocked in the cradle. ? Some editors say that the destiny of the world often hangs on the smallest tri? fles. A little miff between Charles Bona? parte and his love Letitia might have broken off a marriage which gave birth to Napoleon and the battle of Waterloo. To which we say: "Yes, that is a fact. Suppose a 'little mifP had taken place be? tween Adam and Eve?what then ?*' - The Antecedents of Bevels, the Negro Sen? ator. .. The Leavenworth (Kansas) Common? wealth gives tho following skotch of-the negro Senator from Mississippi: Most people have heard that for the first time in the history of the United States a colored Senator has been return? ed to the halls of Washington, and they have consequently wondered who and what manner of man is Senator Hiram R., Revels. Every one does not know that'he is a Leavenworth man, and that while here he was a minister of such scan? dalous proclivities that his own hrethern and flock turned upon liirn and forced him to seek other fields and pastures new. The outlines of bis history weproposo to give in as brief a space as possible. Mr. Hi ram R. Revels was born in th<y State of North Carolina, and we first hoar of him at St. Louis, where he suc? ceeded his brother in the charge of a church, and where ho became involved in a desporate church riot, whorein ho him? self was knocked down with a bottle, and in consequence of which about fifty ar? rests were made. For this he was dis? missed from the church, and took to school leaching for a living. In 1864 ho was again admitted into tho f church, and carao to Leavenworth in 1865. I In this city he speedily became, as pas? tor of the M. E. Church, involved in a dispute with the elders in regard to some alleged misappropriation of the fends of the church. It was at this timo that Mr. John Morris, the barber, who now resides on Delaware street, and who is a man of | much talent, published a pamphlet enti? tled "A Humbag," in which he made specific allegation that Revels had plun? dered tho church of the sum of $1,150, and bringing forward proof of the same. For this, Revels, in the month of June, 1867, brought an action against Morris for libel, which he Jost, the jury being convinced of the truth of the allegation. This was noticed at length in tho Com? mercial of the 23rd of June, and the sub: stance of it is contained in the following paragraph cut from our edition, of that date: . . ;4lt is charged that the libel consisted J in charging Bevels with havingappropri- ] ated funds of the church. A large num? ber of witnesses testified, and papers, ac? count books, and other documents wore offered in evidence. The case was very ably conducted by tho prosecution and defenco, and after able and lengthy argu? ments to the jury, was submitted to them. They retired, and after being out six minutes, returned avordictof not guilty, thus sustaining tho charges as made by ?tho author of 'A Humbug,' a littlo book, the merits of which, it seems, consisted in its being true." Revels being thus acknowledged as guilty by his own people, left Leaven? worth in the fall of 1867, and removed to Louisville, Kentucky, where, in conse? quence of a pamphlet published in this place by John Morris, calling attention to his-j deeds, he removed in the fall of 1868 to; Natchez, Mississippi. It must have been somewhere about this time that we hear of him at Memphis, but how long he re? mained there we know not. While in that city, however, he assisted in the character of exhorter at tho hanging of a man named Moody, who was executed for murdering a Captain Perry. In this, however, he only anticipated Henry Ward Beecbor, Mrs. Stowe, and other re? markable Radicals, who have a sanctimo? nious relish for the horrible, and his in? stincts in this respect can hardly bo deemed perverted, but seem to flow in tho legitimate channel. The laut wo hoar of tho Rev. Mr. Rev? els is from Mississippi,, of which State he is now elected Senator?to which high office he appears to bavo been elevated under peculiar circumstances. Ho ob? tained no vote at the first ballot?was afterwards selected as a compromise be? tween M'Dssrs. MygattandFIournoyjand he was principally chosen in order to catch the African vote, which in the State of Mississippi has an immense majority. Wo shall watch the future of this inter? esting Senator with the same precision with which we have recorded his past ca? reer. A Noble Display of Charity.?Inci? dents like tho following exert a marvel? lously-healing powor on tho warm South? ern heart. A writer, from Nashville, Tennessee, to one of the New York pa? pers, says: "The Confederate orphans, sixty in number^ from their Home in Clarksville, were brought bore, on Tuesday last, to give a concert in aid of their Homo, tho institution being entirely depondant upon private charity. At the railroad depot, thoy were met by the Federal post band, in full uniform, which precoded them in? to the city, playing sweetly and mourn? fully, therefore most appropriately, com? manding tho admiration and constraining tho onthusiastic applause of thousands.? This practical fact, with tho culmination of that beginning in the Federal post of? ficers attending tho concert in theovening in full uniform, where honors given wore rcspondod to by tears of sympathy shed and contributions bestowed, has preached tho Union with decided power in all this quarter, and beon accepted as an earnof t j of peace and good-will to come." -??o-? _ Tho local oditor of a Columbus (Miss.) paper, having recontly got mar- j ried, a con temporary says:.. "May his father-in-law die rich, and enable poor Steven to retire from the printing busi? ness and sot up a cake shop at.a railroad station." ? It is said that short, dumpy people are more humorous than long, lank folks, on the ground that "brevilv" is the soul of wit. ? . . -, f The People and their Masters. The' New York Journal of Commerce, in ah able and forcible leader, is endeav? oring to aronse the people to the utter contempt of "this Radical Congress" for public opinion and the forms oven of jaB tice. With reference to the adoption of the'resolution requiring the income-tax to be paid" afwttoer year, the editor thinks the action of the House .reveals with startling distinctness the progress of that mighty revolution which has placed the destinies of the nation in hands that feel no restraint. "Thus (says the Journal)- at one bold stroke has tho House, in a moment, voted to impose a.tax.on the people oi this coun? try of say thirty or forty million dollars, not a cent of-which is collectable, under the present law ! There is not' in the whole history of legislation a case that approaches this as an exhibition of tho sublime audacity that accompanies the consciousness of unfettered poweri'* ; The Journal proceeds to'sbow why ther Revenue Department and the RadfcaHy rants who govern us according to their pleasure desire to continue tm's%x*actiom It shows, in the first place, that they are bent on corruption, through every form of extravagance, as just exposed by owe" of their own party who could be muzzled no longer; because tho more money that can be squeezed under any pretext out of the pockets of the people, the more there will be for those whose arms are so deeply in the public purse. "But," adds the-*edi tor: "There is still another reason, and one more to bo dreaded by the people whp would be free than - any growing out of the greed of these legislativejleeches and their friends. It is the desiro to hold their grip? on the business, the persons, and papers, and the inner domestic life of those who might bo restive under tbeiV intolerablo tyranny.' No other form^ot taxation gives such a hold as this on pe? 8ons likely to prove restive under official exactions. It repeats the terrors''of'the inquisition, and places the instrument-of torture in hands that are daily learning the many uses towhich it can benppKed/' The question now is can nothing bw done to stay this gross injustice. 'The* Journal replies: "Absolutely nothing. The willof those who have taken this step is the supreme law of this land to-day. Having submit? ted so far to it. there is a precedent for further patience. After a while our mas? ters will probably follow the..fashion of other associated tyrants, and take to quarreling among, themselves,.in which case, if the proverb be true, honest men may retake their own, and vengeance1 come upon the wrong-doers. TJp to that time there is no hope of1 even a decent ad' ministration of public affairs^ Thir'is not partisan rant, but plain truth'which good people of all parties may as well look squarely in the face".' The evidence has become too palpable for denial, now that those who rule us feel secure in their' assumption; the people will be robbed and oppressed beyondall former example, and without any present remedy." -? Our Judicial System. A number of our exchanges are giving* expression to the well-founded complaint, that in many Counties the criminal busi? ness occupies almost the entire time of the Court, to the neglect of the civil business of the term; and the Chesterfield Demo? crat, the Greenville Mountaineer, and the* Anderson Intelligencer, suggest as a reme? dy for the evil the establishment of sepa? rate tribunals for the trial of civil and criminal causes. With proper deference to the opinion of our esteemed contempo? raries, we do not see, however, what is to? be gained merely by a separation ofthe tribunals. If the object is to dispatch'ther business promptly and efficiently, and at the least expense, the Judges must sit longer and work harder. Under our old system two terms were all sufficient for the dispatch of the civil and criminal bus? iness of the District, and surely the in? crease of crime has not been such that an additional term of the Court is insufficient to meet its requirements. Is it proposed to establish additional Judges drawing the large pay of the present officers ? u the civil and criminal business be assigned to different Courts, this will be necessary, for they equally require enlarged judicial learning, experience and ability. But is there any necessity for the additional ex? pense? The evil seems to arise from the multi? plication of petty causes, which should either not come into a Court of Justice, or should be dispatched summarily before the inferior "jurisdiction. To send these to the higher Court, is to be guilty of the blunder of employing costly machinery to do inferior work. Judge Orr at Edge field or Anderson, and Judge Vernon at Abbeville, are weeks employed, with .a retinue of learned counsel, witnesses and jurors, at the expense of hundreds of dol? lars a day to the State, in deciding cases which call for the imposition, only of a slight penalty, and which any police judge or justice of the quarter sessions ls.equally competent to decide. Magistrates under out present system have enlarged powers?let them exercise them. Let them discard all trivial causes, or else try them themselves. There'will thus be only a modicum of thi? business for the Superior Cbiirts, and thrrs tf>e civil business will be taken up and dispatched, the dockets cleared, and importunate suit? ors will at'last cease to hurl imprecations upon "the law's delay." s; H{ The sum, then, of what we have saidjw simply this?that in our opinion,, the present machinery isamply sufficient: for the legal business of. the country,^work? ed to its utmost capacity.?-Abbeville JPrfiS?. _A good role: to kedp good company and be one*of the ntimber.'